, CASTLEGAR, B. (ont errant . . Published Every Thursday By ‘THE CASTLE .NEWS LIMITBD Castlegar — BC. iL. a CAMPBELL, ‘Pablisher HL a. SuAgeEr! Editor vadian Weekly intion add ay . Weekly “Advertising Bureau SUBSCRIPTION RATE :— \. $3.00 per year; 25c per month by carrier. Authorized as Second Class Mail, Post Office - Department, Ottawe. The Union of Boviet. Social: ist has a in’ our midst, or perl than one. \In. any, cas zines .remind me ‘ot ‘a former} Soviet schoolboy who! told me of his one and only: personel en- counter ‘with-the Soviet | press. | ° He was'a good student,’ and: ‘one |: day he was called from class irito the office, where he found’ “two and a The photographer arranged. thi three ‘in’.a “group, gave’ my. formant a book to hold, ‘anc is sf to give Cs and especially young Castlegar- ians, an opportunity * to read Soviet _ EDITO RIALS © A NICKEL'S: WORTH OF OP iN IN Next Monday the voters of Castlegar will be nitaste: ed to contribute a nickel’s “wort Of opinion to the re- i tail merchants’ quarrel over store holidays. The: ‘estimated cost of the:'referendum to the. _ Village will be Gbout $45. 00 and’ there are around 800 i qualified voters. A.nickeél.may not look like a big price to pay for the privilege “of making one’s’: view’ on the: motter count. ‘Still, it-is:money,-and it might be interesting ‘to speculate ‘on what the Village’ ‘could buy for 45 dollars. Among other things, the money would pay for a whole* : day's..work. by. the. three-man. Village works crew, yr. about ‘twenty ‘books for the: Library. Also. to. be considered are. the extra hours put in se ds by the ‘Village Ce the treck to the poll on Monday. Even though about thirty per cent of, the elec xrate.vote in Castle- 250 aif.an hour each could that: sonnel care a ce pay a nickel: of cotirse. g private busir vote through’ He machinery ¢ Village administra- ‘tion, with: the: -attendant. experise. This may be War- ranted b: “the issue, ‘but the’ principle, of the whole thing -is -quiéstionable, Fors it entails invoking. govern- mental; interference by. a! 'group, off men who. are usually ? the fifrst to ” authority. There.‘can be: sno: > doubt: that in due. time: the people, as customers would: solved the ass any er A it of “WIND —_OR: Le SMELL? | Whether the: present invasion of : northern Egypt : by Israeli forces is merely an ‘il wind ‘that blows Britain “and France good, ,or hether the whole: offair; by its very obvious: -implica jons,.is more than’ just will probably occupy the minds of diptoma ‘and poli- ticians_ for. a: tong time to: come. y if: en, this is it. The ‘British and Fi a] perate to.regain control of the Suez; Canal‘after! Nasser nationalized it.: The United States was opposed to’the | - use of force without Provocation. In due time, a pro- Anglo-French forces are.on_ the march, within: hours. . The fact. that, Israel ; is. being vigorously. defended. by the British: ‘government, and that the Israelis stand to lose nothing: and perhaps to gain:much by, Anglo- French intervention,.adds. to the very curious atmos- phere surrounding the .situation, This.is*also the first time that” "Briglarid and: _ France are “ranged against: the United: States.and: Rus- sia in the United Nations,: and -for.:persons ; with: long “. memories some_ strange. parallels might. be found in this action as compared :to the League of Nations story in the thirties, when Germar . against’ England, France and Russia, brought about the 2 of. the UN- like body: =" Egypt confirmed: the i yvasi t A rmed | Several witnesses - “SV might Jead to a full-scael and. Italy. stogd, The first inlding that eh a desire existed came to me!;when I spotted a stack of USSR.‘Em- the . Castlegar... Public -Library, which does not. generally.’ ‘carry magazines. ‘The librarian, . ingi- dentally,: did :.not even: now about the existence of the Bul letins, The second inkling came sehen, I looked over:the United Nations display in the Stanley Humphries High School and saw, besides a few ‘small. odds. and ends, three splendid copies of ‘Soviet Union’ magazines prorhinently placed. I know them well.) ‘t used to buy | them occasionally in “Van- couver, along awith Pravda}: ‘Izves- : ‘other bits of agit-prop bassy Information : Bulletins “in| ‘ payers,: .. . We, the special ¢ abanaritven! of the Castlegar and’ ‘District Mer. da ‘The ‘photo “ap-|chartt’s Assoc, feel that it is time peared’ in the. county newspaper! to ‘pring out the facts of your with the following “cut” \lines:| piepiscite. “X. Z, chairman of the ,Litera- No: doubt in ‘the past’ six ture Club “of “Public School: No.} months you have felt revoked 61, reads ‘trom Pushkin to twa with: various fuerchinie : atatate PF of the clubs. 7, and: relay The caption was’ alright, thé| night, ‘and. have. expressed the desire, “Wishing thnt. these -‘mer- ‘chants: would: get’: together.:on no. ‘Literature Club atthe, ‘school, their store hours.” Needless .to, $5) POWER BQuTeMENT ‘| ON CANADA’ ‘FARMS, Fifty-five years ago the total: . “ value. of¢ machinery and equip- ment. on’Canadian + farms < was $108,685,000, according ‘to the 1901 Census. “The value had ‘| risen: to $1,993,000,000 ‘in “1951, when farmers reported ownership of |:329,687 passenger cars, 196,- 122 motor trucks,'399, 686. tractors and: 90,600" grain * ‘combines, The 1956 “Agtilulture ° “Census” ‘will sho wihe growth sinre tien, (2) the book he, had ‘been given| say. we are definitely of. the|'. A ample |. of ho Soviet \ magazines. are... Oh--yes,| tion have jt ‘Legal’ advice “having ‘been ‘guts, ‘I think, is a fair ex-| received: we took ‘this :issue to]: truthful stories in the voting - public: - eee by peti-|' maybe you and I, know it—but/ thereby- making: it ‘the -duty: of | thé -Village :Comm, ; to. perform . A. great issue was made out! same, ‘srttoh they are! (doing on] i do our children know. it? of the fact that during wartime Nov.* Germans were | forbidden to sme ‘general ‘trend listen to enemy, broadcasts. In, the Monday Closing with! ‘alate shop- Soviet Union, of: cours: ip had to. be, in all radio Fecelvers were- contis- cated. : ‘That. ‘was done by...a, regime]; which ‘likes to. shout that it re- lies onthe superiority of. ite J de- | x ology :to ‘carry. its cause. Let us,- therefore, not~- burn |e or. confi: Soviet - But let us'tell our children’ about) ° that Soviet Saronned and about 1 those: radios. ty nN Sa to A. Weekly Christian; I “it is well ‘enough +t now; but 1 think the thoughts a and be unable’ to work, or. sup= pose: your “present, employers should move away, and no one | else should give you ‘anything to do or” “suppose”. erled a Nancy. “y never “TIMEL ESS TOPICS y y take all the. cunpeces! out’ of @ é and acted upor in childlike faith: He hath said:' I: will never ‘leave s\)upper air does not worry. itself| Message. big weekly. ‘cash, draw... Your vote for’ ‘Monday. Clos. believer's ‘life; if iti be réceived It-is Hebrews 13:5; 6; “Be ‘content : with such things. as: ye have; for thee; nor: forsake’ thee. Sd that my helper, and “I: will’ not fear what man‘shall:do' unto me.” : ‘ic Bhe’ eagle ‘that soars “in ‘the| ci! as to how it is to cross rivers, : “stop!” day and were reported. only 18 miles ‘from the’ ‘Suez Canal, , | for the time being. = a} The visit of the: Duke, of Edin- the founding of ‘the United: Na‘ we. may boldly say,- the: Lord: is| tions was: commemorated : by..the a burgh to Si was VICTORIA. Hitch-hiking has been banned. on. B.C.: highways under new . traffic - passed -by. the provinci: cabinet. BERCHTESGADEN,’ GER. Adolf Hitler “was declared ‘of- ficially. dead by‘ a German court ig an inquest by ‘of ‘Hitler's suicide, ‘The: death certificate was The United States, Britain, an ‘ France are treaty-bound to “take ‘| action’ within _ and without thé] United Nations’ ” against the party that is guilty ofan aggression, Palestine... BUDAPEST, 1 HUNGARY The Hungarian army announced Mon- day: that’ Russian, troops “had bes gun.to, withdraw, from y to clear up: the’ matter of Hitler’s property. THE HAI . Prime Minister William Drees told the -Nether- lands: 'P. he ‘an ‘changes will',be ‘made: ‘shortly, in|’ the. Dutch royal . ‘household ’.fol- Jowing a reported: rift: over the|‘ queen’s. connection with’ ‘a woman | faith healer, ae WINNIPEG. ‘Stephen Juba, ay ~| with the battle.of, “Budapest end= ing, ‘put rebellion * still continu- |, ing throughout the country. The during‘ several. days,: demand: the complete withdrawal of Ri E . | sian;forces: from Hungary. Soviet auuthanitles refused ‘to ‘start any: drawal ‘before © the rebel tre: idisarmied.